Homegrown terrorists threaten Europe, U.S.

The recent shooting in Orlando of a murder suspect, and the brutal murder in London of a British soldier, show that homegrown terrorism is perhaps the biggest challenge in the post-bin Laden era.

Recently, two men ... attacked a British soldier in the Woolwich area of London. The soldier was hacked to death with knives and machetes. British police captured the two men on the spot. Evidence suggests the men are Islamic extremists influenced by a radical Muslim cleric.

An FBI agent shot and killed Ibragim Todashev, 27, in Orlando, as they questioned him about a triple murder in Waltham, Mass. The FBI was also interested in Todashev because he was reportedly a friend of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, who was killed in a shootout with Massachusetts police after he was fingered for the marathon bombing.

Tsarnaev was an Islamic fundamentalist who may have been motivated by violent jihad and a desire for revenge for the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The British and U.S. suspects are the latest in a wave of terrorists born or raised in the West, but who have anger and frustration with Western policy in the Middle East.

The challenge is how to stop these radicals when they have the rights of citizens and permanent residents. It's yet another front in the war against terrorism.

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Homegrown terrorists threaten Europe, U.S.

The recent shooting in Orlando of a murder suspect, and the brutal murder in London of a British soldier, show that homegrown terrorism is perhaps the biggest challenge in the post-bin Laden era.